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(she/her) Lawyer. Cereal connoisseur. Not verified but my cats will vouch for me.
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just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
Trump: "You can give up certain products. You could give up pencils. Because under the China policy, every child can get 37 pencils. They only need 1 or 2. They don't need that many. You always need steel. You don't need 37 dolls for your daughter. 2 or 3 is nice. So we're doing things right."
December 10, 2025 at 6:13 AM
just incredible optics here, the president yelling at you about how you should buy less and like it, three weeks before christmas, while standing in front of a bunch of stupefied moronic dipshits holding BIGGER PAYCHECKS signs
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Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
December 10, 2025 at 2:40 AM
Every part of this is bonkers. The intro is bonkers. The transition to his health is bonkers. The mention that other presidents didn't need cognitive exams is bonkers. The claim that this screening test is somehow hard is bonkers. The idea that criticism of him is treason is bonkers. All of it.
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i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
something you have to understand about Trump & his weird comments about the economy is that the dude hasn't paid for anything like a normal person in decades - never pumps gas, never buys groceries - so he's completely & utterly out of touch with what life is like for most of us
December 10, 2025 at 12:02 AM
i think all the time about how trump is one of the most singular, atypical people in america, whose entire life experience, going back at least him as a teenager, is so profoundly different from and unrelatable to almost anyone, including his own social class peers
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It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
December 10, 2025 at 1:46 AM
It's like they are actively trying to kill the tourist industry.
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This mixed metaphor is killing me.
December 9, 2025 at 7:55 PM
This mixed metaphor is killing me.
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The thing I have found about my current job is that there is no piece of learning I do not use. It's not just about facts (although those, too).
Learning to do proofs taught me patience with material and the skill of banging my head against a brick wall.
Learning to do proofs taught me patience with material and the skill of banging my head against a brick wall.
December 9, 2025 at 8:24 PM
The thing I have found about my current job is that there is no piece of learning I do not use. It's not just about facts (although those, too).
Learning to do proofs taught me patience with material and the skill of banging my head against a brick wall.
Learning to do proofs taught me patience with material and the skill of banging my head against a brick wall.
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(boosting this since it makes GOP-majority motions panels even less remarkable)
Ironically, he is doing something to make the probability of a GOP-majority motions panel more likely: The chief judge can opt out of motion panel service, which he has done. That makes the pool for motions panels 6D-4R.
December 9, 2025 at 8:37 PM
(boosting this since it makes GOP-majority motions panels even less remarkable)
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There are seven Dems and four GOP (three Trump) on the DC Cir. The chance of pulling a GOP majority on a three-judge panel (including this monthly motions panel) on a pure random draw would be 27.9%. It's not that improbable and doesn't require any lotto-rigging conspiracy in the clerk's office.
This seems like it’s been happening for months and I don’t understand it either. I know lawyers are very bad at math but the odds of drawing these two judges in panel after panel are very low. What’s going on?
Can someone please explain to me how the hell Katsas and Rao are on every single fucking major decision in the DC Circuit upholding Trump admin policy. This is absolutely insane.
December 9, 2025 at 7:41 PM
There are seven Dems and four GOP (three Trump) on the DC Cir. The chance of pulling a GOP majority on a three-judge panel (including this monthly motions panel) on a pure random draw would be 27.9%. It's not that improbable and doesn't require any lotto-rigging conspiracy in the clerk's office.
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Let’s interview Sam Altman’s nannies about whether they’re using ChatGPT
December 9, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Let’s interview Sam Altman’s nannies about whether they’re using ChatGPT
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happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now
December 9, 2025 at 6:30 PM
happy stylish but illegal monkey day to all who celebrate!!!!! by the way his name is darwin and he lives a farm now
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there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
The way Trump talks about the problems he caused by unilaterally imposing tariffs is fairly insane, even by his standards.
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
www.politico.com/news/2025/12...
December 9, 2025 at 6:09 PM
there is no available evidence that donald trump understands what a tariff is, what a trade deficit is, and what the national debt is.
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mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
December 9, 2025 at 7:03 PM
mcdonalds deleted their ai ad, bullying works
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I'm convinced that these yahoos are so obsessed with simulation theory precisely because they're unable to fully experience life as lived experience.
December 9, 2025 at 6:00 PM
I'm convinced that these yahoos are so obsessed with simulation theory precisely because they're unable to fully experience life as lived experience.
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Being a parent is such an embodied experience. You read, and you talk to people, and all that, and it's all useful, even essential, but you learn how to be a parent most of all by being physically present with, engaged with, connected to, your kid.
You, as a person. With your specific kid.
You, as a person. With your specific kid.
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Being a parent is such an embodied experience. You read, and you talk to people, and all that, and it's all useful, even essential, but you learn how to be a parent most of all by being physically present with, engaged with, connected to, your kid.
You, as a person. With your specific kid.
You, as a person. With your specific kid.
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I remember there was an era there where a lot of authors (myself included) who were pulling their punches based on the loudest people on twitter.
I regret doing that now, obviously, and I’m very happy to see the death of whatever the hell that was.
I regret doing that now, obviously, and I’m very happy to see the death of whatever the hell that was.
Here’s why you shouldn’t pull your punches as a writer:
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
A big part of the appeal of a book is how dedicated the author is to their idea.
That crackling energy only comes from compulsion, the true driver of creativity.
Restrain it at your own peril.
December 9, 2025 at 2:51 AM
I remember there was an era there where a lot of authors (myself included) who were pulling their punches based on the loudest people on twitter.
I regret doing that now, obviously, and I’m very happy to see the death of whatever the hell that was.
I regret doing that now, obviously, and I’m very happy to see the death of whatever the hell that was.
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Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
December 9, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Reasons academics should contest universities’ AI campaigns: a manifesto
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
- chatbots are being trained to replace your teaching
- you are wasting time grading chatbot papers
- you are wasting time peer reviewing chatbot papers
- you are wasting time submitting papers reviewed by chatbots
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- your students will chose the easy A over the slow boring of hard boards that is actual learning
- your intellectual property is being stolen
- you are serving the bottom line of private equity as you undermine your own job security
- it gives admin more reasons to lay off front line staff
- your intellectual property is being stolen
- you are serving the bottom line of private equity as you undermine your own job security
- it gives admin more reasons to lay off front line staff
December 9, 2025 at 6:26 PM
- your students will chose the easy A over the slow boring of hard boards that is actual learning
- your intellectual property is being stolen
- you are serving the bottom line of private equity as you undermine your own job security
- it gives admin more reasons to lay off front line staff
- your intellectual property is being stolen
- you are serving the bottom line of private equity as you undermine your own job security
- it gives admin more reasons to lay off front line staff
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you know, I do believe this about him. I believe he has not a single elder in his entire life
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 6:45 PM
you know, I do believe this about him. I believe he has not a single elder in his entire life
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Announcing a BRAND NEW Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms, bargains, and bloodshed from the one and only @nghivo.bsky.social!! The Scarlet Ball commences October 2026 🩸
Announcing The Scarlet Ball by Nghi Vo - Reactor
A Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms and bloodshed, arriving October 2026
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December 9, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Announcing a BRAND NEW Gilded Age fantasy of ballrooms, bargains, and bloodshed from the one and only @nghivo.bsky.social!! The Scarlet Ball commences October 2026 🩸
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Come on, man. Where is this energy for basic Arts education?
Activist and former quarterback Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels.
Colin Kaepernick launches AI storytelling tool at Prince George's County high school
Former quarterback and activist Colin Kaepernick visited Largo High School to launch an AI tool designed to help students create their own graphic novels. News4’s Juliana Valencia reports.
www.nbcwashington.com
December 9, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Come on, man. Where is this energy for basic Arts education?
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Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
December 9, 2025 at 1:19 PM
Rand Paul: "This is an insane policy. It's inconsistent. It's not war. It's not the way we've ever done this. If we can blow up a boat in the ocean, what about when they get to Miami & put it in a truck? Can you shoot a grenade launcher at the truck? No! We arrest people b/c sometimes we're wrong."
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You want me to trust the health of my fragile little precious miracle to the LieBot??
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:50 PM
You want me to trust the health of my fragile little precious miracle to the LieBot??
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My only takeaway from this is Sam isn't really raising his own kid.
Even if everything in chat GPT was accurate (which it's not) there's a lot of trial and error in dealing with a newborn and figuring out what works for that specific kid.
Even if everything in chat GPT was accurate (which it's not) there's a lot of trial and error in dealing with a newborn and figuring out what works for that specific kid.
Jimmy Fallon: "And do you use ChatGPT when raising your baby?"
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
Sam Altman: "I cannot imagine figuring out how to raise a newborn without ChatGPT."
December 9, 2025 at 4:34 PM
My only takeaway from this is Sam isn't really raising his own kid.
Even if everything in chat GPT was accurate (which it's not) there's a lot of trial and error in dealing with a newborn and figuring out what works for that specific kid.
Even if everything in chat GPT was accurate (which it's not) there's a lot of trial and error in dealing with a newborn and figuring out what works for that specific kid.
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Spotify Wrapped, Discord Recap, YouTube Rewind...
how about you rewind these nuts
how about you rewind these nuts
December 9, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Spotify Wrapped, Discord Recap, YouTube Rewind...
how about you rewind these nuts
how about you rewind these nuts